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City Life

Police: Officers Shot Armed Suspect in Kensington

Philadelphia police opened fire on a shooting suspect in Kensington Wednesday evening. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on the 400 block of East Somerset Street, where […]

Philadelphia Summer Guide: Events, Outdoor Activities & Summer Festivals
City Life

Philly Issues Code Red During Excessive Heat Warning

You’re probably going to want to stay inside (and in air conditioning) as much as possible throughout the next two days. The city has issued […]

Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Work Meets Home in Rittenhouse for $2.975M

This gorgeous home takes the age old adage “work hard, play hard” very seriously. The estate is essentially split into two separate spaces. One is outfitted for […]

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City Life

$5,000 Reward Offered in Killings of N.J. Boardwalk Cats

An international cat advocacy organization is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects who police say killed three cats […]

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City Life

Sunoco Pipeline Drilling Causes 1,500 Gallons of Mud to Dump Into Creek

A leak at a drilling site for Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline caused about 1,500 gallons of mud to flow into a Delaware County creek this […]

City Life

Toomey Wants to Repeal the Affordable Care Act With or Without a Replacement

Disability activists protested outside Sen. Pat Toomey’s Philadelphia office yesterday, some covered in fake blood, to speak out against his push to repeal the Affordable Care Act […]

Pennsylvania Turnpike
City Life

Turnpike Tolls to Rise by 6 Percent Next Year

You’ll have to pay more to take the turnpike next year. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has approved a 6 percent toll increase for 2018.

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City Life

Here Are Funeral Arrangements for the Bucks County Victims

This past Sunday, more than a thousand people gathered at the Garden of Reflection 9/11 Memorial in Newtown to commemorate the four men whose brutal […]

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City Life

Beverage Groups Takes Soda Tax Lawsuit to Pa. Supreme Court

It’s already lost twice in court, but the American Beverage Association is giving its lawsuit against the city’s sweetened beverage tax another go. 

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City Life

City: You Can’t Recycle Greasy Pizza Boxes

The city of Philadelphia has a helpful reminder for environmentally-concerned pizza-lovers: you can’t recycle greasy pizza boxes. 

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City Life

Thousands of Cockroaches Flood Philly Street

We knew Philly had a cockroach problem, but we didn’t know it was this bad. Thousands of cockroaches poured out of a manhole and swarmed a street in […]

Property

Trinity Tuesday: Something Extra in Washington Square West for $340K

Today’s trinity is, in short, is extremely adaptable. The home offers the ideal lifestyle for those who seek out the city but also love privacy. […]

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City Life

Fairmount Park Is Getting a Zipline (and a Treetops Rope Course!)

Fairmount Park is home to many hidden Philly gems: a “pavilion in the trees,” vintage baseball games, a butterfly garden and a 100-year-old giant wooden slide – […]

Property

A First Look at the New Four Seasons Hotel – And Its New Manager

Come 2018, Philly visitors and staycationers will get to rise above it all like never before when the new Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia opens atop the […]

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City Life

More Than 1,000 Attend Vigil for Murdered Bucks County Men

About 1,500 people gathered Sunday in Bucks County for a candlelit vigil to commemorate four young men whose brutal murders gained national notoriety last week. […]